“I believe in the power of the village and the philosophy of each one teach one. I am so humbled by the support of the prominent thought leaders, influencers, artists, and cultural curators who have joined me in my mission to empower the next generation of emergent leaders. Because of them, the BLACK GIRLS LEAD conference will be a rich, unique, and holistic learning experience for a group of ambitious, promising, dynamic, and deserving girls.” – Beverly Bond, CEO of Black Girls Rock!
This past weekend at the Bernard College at Columbia University, the launch of the Black Girls Lead Conference took place from July 31 to August 2. The CEO of the Black Girls Rock! Foundation, Beverly Bond, hopes to continue her mission of motivating the next generation of empowering females. Invited to the event were 64 young females that have displayed leadership abilities from different cities throughout the U.S., Canada, Ghana, United Kingdom, and South Africa. Over the four days the girls were involved in a curriculum that helped build entrepreneurial skills, work ethic, cultural literacy, determination, and social skills that help to overcome gender barriers. The amazing weekend was closed out with a performance and lecture from Imani Uzuri, an inspirational African-American singer and musician. She spoke about the role of music in cultural work and social action in the Black community.
Captiv8 was honored to provide custom shirts that promoted the Black Girls Rock! Foundation that were worn at the Essence Music Festival as well. The weekend long festival combined musical artists, speakers, and good food to celebrate African-American culture. Hoodies that are similar to our custom shirts were seen worn by all the girls at the Black Girls Lead Conference in New York City.
Custom shirt made for Black Girls Rock! Foundation
